Warm Film
2024 | 92 min | Documentary
Attacks from a media outlet become the starting point for a queer documentary about identity, censorship, and visibility in Eastern European cinema.
Dragan Jovićević
DirectorDragan Jovićević is a Serbian film critic, journalist, and filmmaker. He primarily works for the weekly magazine "NIN". He made his directorial debut with the short documentary film "Warmth of the Earth" (Toplina zemlje, 2022), co-directed with Daria Blažević. This film was screened in the competition program of the Sarajevo Film Festival, among others. His more recent work includes the feature-length documentary "Legacy" (Nasleđe) from 2024, which he directed.
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